# Renewed Price Support in Corn Increasing Overall Ethanol Production Costs

> DTN's hypothetical 50-million-gallon Nebraska-style ethanol plant recorded a net loss of 37.9 cents per gallon in December, up from 34.4 cents in November. An accountant says plants do not expect margins to recover within the next quarter.

- Date: 2018-12-06 · published 2018-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61564-renewed-price-support-in-corn-increasing-overall-ethanol-production-costs
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent negative margins push plants to cut output, which reduces corn grind and corn demand. Weaker ethanol production also trims DDGS supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2018/12/06/renewed-price-support-corn-overall

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